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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868.03.19. Cresy remarked that his wife startled by meeting him. CUL-DAR195.2.6. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.

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March 19/68 Cresy remarked that his wife startled by meeting him, opened mouth & eye very wide & threw up arms.— W. remarked same about arms. Even when man want energetically to say "how very wonderful", without feeling real emotion of wonder he throws up a little or lifts up heads arms & when this is done, fingers are stretched straight & apart — now hands naturally having lay down, with fingers adjoining & little curved inwards – ie when [illeg] is complete upon —

Hence [illeg] wd cause arm to go up, as I imagine — at least I can see no other explanation—

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